Two held over Mary Ann

Police investigating the murder of the Reading teenager Mary Ann Leneghan said last night that they had made two further "significant" arrests.

An 18-year-old was arrested in London at 4pm and a 19-year-old was detained in Birmingham an hour later. Both were in custody waiting to be interviewed by detectives.

A 21-year-old man arrested in London on Tuesday remained in custody. Four others arrested earlier in the inquiry have been released on police bail.

Officers investigating the abduction of Mary Ann, 16, and her 18-year-old friend, who suffered a serious gunshot injury, said a third girl was with them shortly before they were driven away and abused at a lodging house. She was seen in the car with the two girls at a disused pub, but was not attacked.